Arthur Earl COLLIE

Regimental number8/862
Address116 Highgate Street, Roslyn, Dunedin
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, William Collie, 116 Highgate Street, Roslyn, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankWarrant Officer Class 2
Final unit4th (Otago) Company, 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialMessines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No 19), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Lucy Collie, 116 Highgate, Roslyn, Dunedin, New Zealand. Native of Invercargill
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body